Making clothes and sewing require from a dressmaker / seamstress many activities. Before you get a final custom-made garment she measures, selects, adjusts, draws, cuts and finishes. Do you know all the sewing activities? Take the test to verify your knowledge concerning verbs.
Making garments different in some particular, as size, style, length etc.
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Carving a pattern from paper or textile.
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Finishing hem by using overlock.
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Making a decorative stitch on the top of material.
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Putting a small piece of fabric to finish fabric edges (usually in necklines, armholes, hems and openings).
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Copying a pattern on a textile.
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Putting thread inside a needle.
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Creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a special hook.
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Discovering the exact size or amount of something.
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Getting smaller after washing.
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The act of changing or remaking clothes to fit better.
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Sewing small pieces of cloth into patterns.
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Smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
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Shortening the garment.
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Forming by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material.
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Interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as yarn, wire, hair etc.
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Converting fiber (cotton or rayon) into continuous yarn or thread.
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Making a small cut on textile.
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Sewing where the line of stitching is designed to be seen from the outside of the garment.
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Inserting an inner layer of fabric or fur into clothing, hats etc.
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Arranging folds formed by doubling fabric (to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference).
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Buttoning up or zipping up.
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Using a narrow fabric to finish raw edges.
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Adding decorative or fanciful details such as sequins, beads, crystals, lace etc.
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Sewing temporarily with loose stitches.
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Repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone.
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Forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn.
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Undoing twisted, knitted, or woven threads.
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Bringing together a piece of fabric to manage fullness e.g. when a skirt is attached to a bodice.
